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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling granting terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay the right to sue in federal court: “Under our system of separation of powers, the Supreme Court is the final arbiter of whether a statute is Constitutional. I respect the Supreme Court’s role, but I strongly disagree with its decision today. Enemies of the United States committed to attacking America and killing Americans who have been captured on the battlefield and designated alien enemy combatants are entitled to the protections afforded by the Geneva Convention, not the Constitution. The Supreme Court’s decision changes that and does so in a way that will only increase the burdens and responsibilities placed on our brave men and women in the military. The Supreme Court’s decision fails, in a dramatic way, to appreciate that we are at war and that our enemies are relentless in their pursuit of our destruction. Let us not forget that at least 30 prisoners that have been released have already returned to the battlefield. “I regret the outcome of the majority’s opinion and I hope that our country is not rendered less safe as a result. To the extent there are opportunities to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to change the outcome of the Court’s decision, I promise to do so.” – 30 –
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